Jamie Oliver has shared his eight-year-old son River’s scathing comment on his success as a chef.
The celebrity chef, 49, has achieved worldwide fame over the past three decades with his numerous television shows, cookbooks and restaurants.
However, Jamie admitted his son, who he shares with wife Jools Oliver, 50, isn’t too impressed with the way his career has gone.
“The other day River said, and I have no idea where it came from, ‘Dad, do you have a Michelin star?’” he recalled on The Graham Norton Show on Friday.
‘I was like, “No, I don’t really like all that fancy food,” and he shook his head and said, “You don’t like fancy food?”
Jamie laughed and admitted, “I actually felt like I hadn’t worked hard enough!”
Jamie Oliver revealed his son River is not impressed with his career as a chef (pictured on The Graham Norton Show on Friday)
The eight-year-old wondered why his father didn’t have a Michelin star
Jamie admitted it left him feeling like he ‘hadn’t worked hard enough’
The Naked Chef star appeared on the chat show alongside Sigourney Weaver, Nicholas Hoult, comedian Lolly Adefope and Coldplay’s Chris Martin.
He also talked about his new cookbook Simply Jamie, explaining that he wants to encourage the latest generation to appreciate cooking.
“People are cooking less than ever – we have a fourth generation who haven’t learned to cook, so I want to hold people’s hands so they can get the most out of food, waste as little as possible and save money.”
Jamie shares River and four other children with Jools, who he married in Essex in July 2000.
They are parents to Poppy, 22, Daisy, 21, Petal, 15, and Buddy, 13.
Buddy has chosen to follow in his father’s culinary footsteps and even publish his own cookbook.
“Buddy has been my shadow in the kitchen since he was little and he has always found cooking a real adventure,” Jamie recently shared on Instagram.
“As a dad who cooks, it was so fun to watch and be a part of his journey learning new skills and cooking new dishes… just look at those photos of baby Buds!!!”
The chef shared the story with Sigourney Weaver, Nicholas Hoult and Lolly Adefope
The 49-year-old pictured with River
Jamie and his wife Jools have five children: Poppy, 22, Daisy, 21, Petal, 15, Buddy, 13, and River
About his cookbook, the teenager previously said: ‘None of it [the recipes] are fancy or difficult to do – you’ll find things like a simple breakfast, meatballs, pizza and some sweet treats.
“I just hope people like to give it a try.”
Jamie and Jools renewed their marriage in the Maldives in 2023 with their children.
The chef admitted he was initially ’embarrassed’ by the ceremony, but ultimately ‘probably enjoyed it’ [the day] more than anyone else’
Speaking on the Newlyweds podcast, he told hosts Jamie Laing and Sophie Habboo: ‘We were going to renew our vows at the age of 20, and then Covid happened.
“So it was 23 years. The girls were going to college and all, so it felt like the nest was starting to fall apart.
‘We had never had what you call a fancy holiday before, so we went to the Maldives.
‘I was a bit embarrassed by the whole thing, if I’m completely honest.
“I wasn’t that interested in it until we got there, and when we got there I think I probably enjoyed it more than anyone else. It was just so much fun.”
The couple exchanged vows for the second time in Las Vegas earlier this year to mark their 24th anniversary.